Nigel Sumner

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Nigel Sumner

Biography

Nigel Sumner is the Creative Director of ILM's Singapore & Sydney Studios, overseeing the company's artistic efforts and helping guide the trajectory of ILM's global strategy. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1999 as a Technical Director for the commercials division and, in 2000, transferred to the company's feature film division. In 2007, Sumner moved to Singapore to lead a global team of digital artists, spearheading a collaborative effort with ILM's American counterparts on numerous feature film and commercial productions. ILM Singapore projects include Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Marvel's The Avengers, and Guillermo Del Toro's 20...

Production

2012

The Avengers

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2015

Strange Magic

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2004

Van Helsing

as Sequence Supervisor

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as VFX Supervisor

2009

Star Trek

as CG Supervisor

2013

Pacific Rim

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

as Visual Effects Supervisor

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